Emily

Known on trail as Cinderella. I'm an Adirondack 46er and an Appalachian Trail SOBO thruhiker. Constantly considering selling our house and pitching a tent in the city's park, but then where would I get my Amazon Prime packages delivered?

Only 12 percent of Appalachian Trail thru-hikers last year hiked southbound from Maine to Georgia, and less than 1,500 thru-hikers have reported a successful southbound thru-hike in the entire history of the AT. While SOBOs may be few and far between, there are plenty of reasons future hikers should consider hiking the Appalachian Trail southbound.